Generation No. 1

1.  JOSEPH¹ NEWCOMB was born 03 Apr 1759 in Down, Cumberland, NJ, USA, and died 13 Mar 1803 in Fairfield, Essex, NJ, USA.  He married (2) HANNAH SHEPPARD 1783 in NJ, USA.  She was born in NJ, USA, and died 1798 in NJ, USA.

Children of JOSEPH NEWCOMB and HANNAH SHEPPARD are:

2.                  i.    JOSEPH² NEWCOMB, b. 11 Sep 1785, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA; d. 03 Feb 1867, Adams, Champaign, OH, USA.

                    ii.    MARY NEWCOMB, b. 1791, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA; d. 13 Jun 1801, Adams, Champaign, OH, USA.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOSEPH² NEWCOMB (JOSEPH¹) was born 11 Sep 1785 in Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA, and died 03 Feb 1867 in Adams, Champaign, OH, USA.  He married JANE DUBOIS 23 Mar 1807 in Pittsgrove, [county], NJ, USA.  She was born 30 Mar 1788 in NJ, USA, and died 28 Mar 1856 in Champaign, OH, USA.

Children of JOSEPH NEWCOMB and JANE DUBOIS are:

3.                  i.    JOSEPH³ NEWCOMB, b. 16 Feb 1808, NJ, USA; d. 09 May 1863, Champaign, OH, USA.

                    ii.    PHEBE NEWCOMB, b. 11 Feb 1810, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA.

                   iii.    RUTH NEWCOMB, b. 25 May 1812, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA; d. 17 Jun 1868, Champaign, OH, USA.

                    iv.    NATHANIEL NEWCOMB, b. 01 Aug 1814, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA; d. 20 Apr 1844, Champaign, OH, USA.

                     v.    SARAH NEWCOMB, b. 19 Nov 1816, Fairfield, Cumberland, NJ, USA.

                    vi.    LEAH NEWCOMB, b. 13 May 1819, Champaign, OH, USA.

                  vii.    SHEPPARD NEWCOMB, b. 17 Jan 1822, Champaign, OH, USA; d. 10 Jun 1906, OR, USA.

                 viii.    HOWELL NEWCOMB, b. 06 Oct 1825, Adams, Champaign, OH, USA; d. 24 May 1889, Adams, Champaign, OH, USA.

Generation No. 3

3.  JOSEPH³ NEWCOMB (JOSEPH², JOSEPH¹) was born 16 Feb 1808 in NJ, USA, and died 09 May 1863 in Champaign, OH, USA.  He married ELIZABETH JAMES 28 May 1833 in Champaign, OH, USA.  She was born 24 Mar 1817 in Ohio USA, and died 22 Oct 1899 in Ohio USA.

Children of JOSEPH NEWCOMB and ELIZABETH JAMES are:

                     i.    JANE⁴ NEWCOMB, b. 1837, Champaign Ohio USA.

4.                 ii.    HENRY JAMES NEWCOMB, b. 1840, Champaign Ohio USA; d. 27 Feb 1916, Richland Township Indiana.

                   iii.    PHEBE S NEWCOMB, b. 1842, Champaign Ohio USA.

                    iv.    RACHEL NEWCOMB, b. 1844, Champaign Ohio USA.

                     v.    ASAHEL NEWCOMB, b. 1846, Champaign Ohio USA.

                    vi.    JOSEPH NEWCOMB, b. 1850, Champaign Ohio USA.

Generation No. 4

4.  HENRY JAMES⁴ NEWCOMB (JOSEPH³, JOSEPH², JOSEPH¹) was born 1840 in Champaign Ohio USA, and died 27 Feb 1916 in Richland Township Indiana.  He married ALICE SMITH.  She was born Mar 1848 in Pennsylvania USA.

Notes for HENRY JAMES NEWCOMB:

Name: Henry J Newcomb ,  

Enlistment Date: 08 October 1862 

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE 

Side Served: Union 

State Served: Indiana 

Unit Numbers: 497 497 632 

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 08 October 1862

Enlisted in Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 08 October 1862.

Transferred Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 May 1865 in Washington, DC

Transfered in 48th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 30 May 1865.

Name: Henry J. Newcomb

Date: Feb 27, 1916 

Location: Richland Township 

Age: 76 yr 

Gender: Male 

Race: W 

Source location: County Clerk Office, City Health Office Rochester 

Source notes: The source of this record is the book C-18 on page 101 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration. 

Notes for ALICE SMITH:

Alice Smith Father and Mother B. Ohio

Children of HENRY NEWCOMB and ALICE SMITH are:

                     i.    GERTRUDE S⁵ NEWCOMB, b. Aug 1880.

                    ii.    CORA NEWCOMB, b. Nov 1887.

Descendants of Otis Newcomb

Generation No. 1

1.  OTIS¹ NEWCOMB was born 1868 in Ohio, and died in Indiana.  He married ANNA M.  She was born 1868 in Indiana, and died in Indiana.

Children of OTIS NEWCOMB and ANNA M are:

                     i.    NELLIE M² NEWCOMB, b. 1892, Indiana; d. Indiana.

2.                 ii.    RUTH ZETHEL NEWCOMB, b. 1902, Indiana; d. 1982, Rochester, Fulton, IN, USA.

Generation No. 2

2.  RUTH ZETHEL² NEWCOMB (OTIS¹) was born 1902 in Indiana, and died 1982 in Rochester, Fulton, IN, USA.  She married ALPHA M OVERMYER 09 Dec 1922 in Fulton, Indiana USA, son of AMBROS OVERMYER and NORA MEDBOURNE.  He was born 06 Oct 1901 in Richland, Fulton, IN, USA, and died 16 Mar 1965 in Argos, Marshall, IN, USA.

Children of RUTH NEWCOMB and ALPHA OVERMYER are:

3.                  i.    ERMA JEAN³ OVERMYER, b. 22 Apr 1925, Leiters Ford, Fulton, IN, USA.

                    ii.    JIM OVERMYER, b. 18 Jul 1938, Leiters Ford, Fulton, IN, USA; m. JOANN; b. IN, USA.

                   iii.    JACK WILLARD OVERMYER, b. 18 Apr 1934, Leiters Ford, Fulton, IN, USA; d. 17 Sep 1970, Plymouth, Marshall, IN, USA.

Generation No. 3

3.  ERMA JEAN³ OVERMYER (RUTH ZETHEL² NEWCOMB, OTIS¹) was born 22 Apr 1925 in Leiters Ford, Fulton, IN, USA.  She married (1) JACK WOOD.  He was born 1923 in Indiana, and died 1999 in Indiana.  She married (2) ROBERT GRAHAM 27 Nov 1947 in Leiters Ford, Fulton, IN.  He was born 10 Oct 1923 in Indiana, and died 1999 in Florida.

More About ROBERT GRAHAM:

Burial: Indiana

Children of ERMA OVERMYER and ROBERT GRAHAM are:

4.                  i.    SANDRA LEE⁴ WOOD, b. 27 Apr 1947, Rochester Indiana.

                    ii.    MIKE GRAHAM, b. 31 Jul 1951, Rochester Indiana.

Generation No. 4

4.  SANDRA LEE⁴ WOOD (ERMA JEAN³ OVERMYER, RUTH ZETHEL² NEWCOMB, OTIS¹) was born 27 Apr 1947 in Rochester Indiana.  She married EDWARD THOMAS LYONS 26 Jun 1969 in Bladensburg Maryland, son of MARAGET FERN TEAGUE.  He was born 22 Jan 1947 in Washington DC, and died in Living Titusvlle Fl. 2005.

More About SANDRA LEE WOOD:

Adoption: Indiana

More About EDWARD THOMAS LYONS:

Military service: 14 Sep 1965, 25th Infantry Division U.S. Army Combat Veteran Vietnam

Child of SANDRA WOOD and EDWARD LYONS is:

                     i.    ERVA MAYS FAMILY  2005 EDWARD TEAGUE⁵ LYONS, b. 06 Mar 1973, Bladensburg Maryland; d. 2005 Living Titusville Florida.